Zhang Hulan said, "Sir, I'll take my leave first. I have to go see if my children are okay."

Wu Deyong said: "You'd better not go there. It will be troublesome if you get infected."

"Then I have to go and have a look too."

Zhang Hulan insisted on going, and Wu Deyong did not stop her, as he must be worried about his own child.

Wu Deyong then asked the yamen runner: "Apart from the Weixin Academy, have there been any outbreaks in other places?"

"We don't know yet. But some of those students live in the city, so it's very likely that the spread has already happened."

Wu Deyong also asked the yamen runners to go to the city immediately to inquire whether there were any symptoms in other places. If too many people showed symptoms, then attention must be paid.

After Zhang Hulan and Liu Cong left, Wu Deyong asked, "Lord Hou, Lord Wang, what are your plans next?"

Jing'an Hou said: "We were originally going to Maozhou immediately, but now there is a plague in the city, so we can't leave.

If we are already infected, we will bring the plague to other places if we leave."

Wu Deyong said: "Lord Hou and Lord Wang just arrived today, so they shouldn't have been infected so quickly.

Moreover, swine fever usually occurs in children, and the chance of adults being infected is lower.”

Jing'an Hou said: "Even if there is only a slight possibility, it won't work."

"But my Lord..."

Jing'an Hou waved his hand, "Brother Wu, there is no need to say more. You also said that the probability of adults being infected is not high, and my health is better than that of ordinary people. You don't have to worry about me."

…

When Zhang Hulan arrived at Weixin Academy, the gate had been blocked. The teachers were guarding the gate and not allowing students to go out to prevent the spread of the disease.

Zhang Hulan asked the teacher outside the academy: "Excuse me, have Zhang Xiaojun, Zhang Xiaobing, and Zhou Shan from the elementary school class been infected?"

A teacher asked, "Who are you to them?"

"I'm their aunt."

"Wait a moment, I'll go ask."

The instructor left and soon came back with Zhang Xiaojun and the other three.

Zhang Hulan felt relieved when she saw that the three men looked normal, especially Zhang Xiaobing, who seemed quite lively.

Zhang Xiaobing saw Zhang Hulan and shouted happily, "Aunt, you found out so quickly. Don't worry, we are in good health and we are fine."

Zhang Xiaojun also said: "Auntie, you don't have to worry about us. We practice martial arts every day, and our bodies are much better than those of ordinary people."

Zhang Hulan glared and said, "Don't be complacent."

Don't be complacent about your good health and not getting sick. This is evil.

When her friends caught a cold or were sick, she would laugh at them for their poor health and say that she was in good health and had not caught a cold for a long time. But then she caught a cold the next day.

This happened not once or twice, but several times, so much so that she didn't dare to say that she was well anymore.

Zhang Hulan asked the academy teacher, "Can I take them home?"

The teacher shook his head. "In order to prevent the spread of the disease, all students in the academy are not allowed to go home. All students must eat and live in the academy."

The academy has its rules, and Zhang Hulan cannot ask for special treatment. Anyway, seeing that Zhang Xiaojun and the other three were fine, Zhang Hulan was not too worried, so she gave them a few instructions and went home.

Zhang Hulan did not tell Old Man Zhang and the others about the epidemic in the city, so as not to worry them. She planned to visit the academy again tomorrow and bring some food for the three children.

As a result, when Zhang Hulan arrived at the gate of the academy the next day, the instructor on duty told her that Zhang Xiaobing had been infected.

Zhang Hulan had a big question mark in her mind, but she didn't expect that it would still be so effective after changing the world.

Zhang Hulan asked hurriedly: "How is he now?"

The instructor said, "There is no major problem at the moment, it just hurts a lot."

Zhang Hulan asked: "Can I meet him?"

The instructor nodded, then went to bring Zhang Xiaobing out. Zhang Xiaojun and Shanzi also followed out. The three of them lived in the same room. Only Zhang Xiaobing was infected, while the other two were fine.

Zhang Xiaobing's eyes were filled with tears. He covered his right cheek with his hand and kept humming.

After seeing Zhang Hulan, Zhang Xiaobing burst into tears, "Auntie, I'm in so much pain..."

Zhang Hulan wanted to move forward, but the instructor stopped her and said, "Don't get too close, or you might get infected.

Zhang Hulan said: "It's okay, if you get infected, you get infected."

Zhang Hulan insisted on going forward, but did not let Aunt Tao and Dong Jianyong go forward.

She reached through the crack of the door and touched Zhang Xiaobing's face, and asked softly, "Does it hurt a lot?"

Zhang Xiaobing nodded, looking pitiful.

"Let me see your face."

Zhang Xiaobing put his hand down, and Zhang Hulan saw that the right side of his cheek near his ear and under his ear were swollen.

Zhang Xiaobing cried and said, "The pain started at midnight last night. It was so painful that I couldn't sleep all night."

Zhang Hulan ignored what Zhang Xiaobing said. She looked at Zhang Xiaobing's symptoms carefully.

This symptom is so familiar, this is mumps...

In Zhang Hulan’s hometown, it is called “Chen’er” in the local dialect.

This disease is relatively slow to cure and usually takes seven or eight days to heal.

However, Zhang Hulan knew a folk remedy that was very effective and could relieve pain in three days at most.

The incubation period of this disease is relatively long. After contact with an infected person, it may take half a month to show symptoms, and only then will you know that you have been infected. Therefore, this disease can be spread very quickly.

Mumps is more common in children and teenagers, but adults can also be infected, just at a lower risk.

But once adults are infected, the symptoms are much more serious than those of children.

Moreover, mumps is mainly a complication. Having a high fever here is very serious. If you are not careful, it may lead to death or turn the person into a fool.

Zhang Hulan turned around and asked the instructor, "Excuse me, did the doctor prescribe any medicine?"

The teacher nodded and said, "I have prescribed medicine for you, but there is no good prescription for this disease. You can only bear it."

Zhang Hulan said, "I have a folk remedy. I don't know if it works, but I want to try it on my nephew. Can I take him home?"

The instructor said: "For safety reasons, it is better not to take it home."

Zhang Hulan did not force it. She turned to Aunt Tao and said, "Aunt Tao, go get me a bird's nest right away. Not the kind that we eat, but the nests that ordinary swallows build under the eaves or inside the house. Go get some chives, salt, eggs, cotton cloth, and a mortar."

Zhang Hulan then instructed Dong Jianyong, "Uncle Dong, please go home. Ask Xinyao to get some salt from the bottom of the jar where the salted eggs are soaked, and bring it back immediately."

"Yes, ma'am."

Nanny Tao and Dong Jianyong immediately went to find what Zhang Hulan needed.

Dong Jianyong didn't drive the carriage, she just untied the horse and rode back.